1968 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1968
- Name
- 1968 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1968
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
12 of 12 source-calendar events have race results; 12 have qualifying; 12 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South African Grand Prix 1968 | 1968-01-01 | completed |
| 2 | Gran Premio de España 1968 | 1968-05-12 | completed |
| 3 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1968 | 1968-05-26 | completed |
| 4 | 1968 Belgian Grand Prix | 1968-06-09 | completed |
| 5 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1968 | 1968-06-23 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix de France 1968 | 1968-07-07 | completed |
| 7 | 1968 RAC British Grand Prix | 1968-07-20 | completed |
| 8 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1968 | 1968-08-04 | completed |
| 9 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1968 | 1968-09-08 | completed |
| 10 | Player's Canadian Grand Prix 1968 | 1968-09-22 | completed |
| 11 | 1968 United States Grand Prix | 1968-10-06 | completed |
| 12 | Gran Premio de México 1968 | 1968-11-03 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 48 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 6 | Pedro Rodríguez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 8 | John Surtees | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 10 | Chris Amon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 11 | Jim Clark | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 12 | Jochen Rindt | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 13 | Richard Attwood | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 15 | Jackie Oliver | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 16 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 17 | Lucien Bianchi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 18 | Vic Elford | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 19 | Brian Redman | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 20 | Piers Courage | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 21 | Dan Gurney | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 22 | Jo Bonnier | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 23 | Silvio Moser | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 23 | Jack Brabham | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · ford | 62 |
| 2 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · ford | 49 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Matra | Time not recorded · ford | 45 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 32 |
| 5 | Not recorded | BRM | Time not recorded · brm | 28 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Honda | Time not recorded · honda | 14 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Cooper | Time not recorded · brm | 14 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · repco | 10 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Matra | Time not recorded · matra | 8 |
| 10 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · brm | 3 |